Another one lost to the cold grip of addiction. Or not. Maybe he just wanted a quick one, a nice high after a long sobriety that ended horribly wrong. Or maybe he was tired and wanted out. We will never know what he carried and why.

I took him for granted. I think most people did. The kind of easy quality that you just assume will be there whenever he appears. And it was. He was always so good, always, that I overlooked his brilliance.

His understatement overshadowing the absolute grace of his craft. Of course I didn't know him, but he was one of the greatest, and losing him is absolute fucking insanity.